Reality Check: Skinny People Must Have Fast Metabolisms

CATindeeHAT
CATindeeHAT Posts: 332 Member
edited November 1 in Health and Weight Loss
Skinny people must have fast metabolisms right?

Think again: http://youtu.be/eTr1JUvEiUU

Still convinced your problem is a slow metabolism?

You don't: http://youtu.be/KA9AdlhB18o



Struggling? It's time for a reality check.
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  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    Boom.
  • calmlywilde
    calmlywilde Posts: 47 Member
    Wow that is some interesting stuff! Two big excuses SHUT DOWN.

    (The look on their faces when they get told that the DLW says they're telling food porkies is priceless tho)

    Totally agree with whierd - BOOM!
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    for realz


    ETA: Guesstimating = FAIL :laugh:
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    I really hate that excuse.
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Boom, headshot.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    Good videos! Thanks!
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    "...forgot to record 43% of what she'd eaten."

    Yeah, I can see that.

    The "doubly-labeled water" or whatever that isotope shake was - wow - that's awesome!
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    I have a super fast metabolism evidently. I still out-ate it and got really fat.
  • carolemorden9
    carolemorden9 Posts: 284 Member
    I quite enjoyed watching these videos. If I could have those tests done on me, I would do it. It would be quite interesting to know the results.
  • CATindeeHAT
    CATindeeHAT Posts: 332 Member


    (The look on their faces when they get told that the DLW says they're telling food porkies is priceless tho)

    Total deer in the headlights. ;)

    I image we all look like this when we get called out on our s***.
  • Xtinesky
    Xtinesky Posts: 127 Member
    The first video is part of a BBC documentary called "How to be Slim" (http://youtu.be/ClU49zn4GG0). A summary of the documentary and the lessons are here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/humanbody/truthaboutfood/slim/

    I watched it last July and it was a life changer. I learned that:
    1) My weight can't be blamed on slow metabolism
    2) Protein will fill me up for longer
    3) Soup and dairy are good for helping lose the weight
    4) The first step towards a weight loss journey is keeping a diary

    The fourth lesson was the reason why I found myfitnesspal and boy, has it made a difference!
  • SunshineRox007
    SunshineRox007 Posts: 16 Member
    I know it's not always a valid excuse but it is true for some.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Bookmarking these vids. thanks for posting!!
  • CATindeeHAT
    CATindeeHAT Posts: 332 Member
    I know it's not always a valid excuse but it is true for some.

    Very true.

    Same with being born with a tail. Rare, but it happens. Luckily 99.99999999999% of us are born without a tail and just a tail-bone.

    Funny how 99.99999999999% of us are convinced that we fit in the 0.00000000001 percentile.

    It's time to be honest with ourselves folks.


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  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    "...forgot to record 43% of what she'd eaten."

    Yeah, I can see that.

    The "doubly-labeled water" or whatever that isotope shake was - wow - that's awesome!

    Isn't that what they call 'heavy water'? Yeah, totally busted them on their overeating. Whenever I hear an obese person going on and on about how they don't eat 'much' I have to bite my tongue severely.
  • CATindeeHAT
    CATindeeHAT Posts: 332 Member
    "...forgot to record 43% of what she'd eaten."

    Yeah, I can see that.

    The "doubly-labeled water" or whatever that isotope shake was - wow - that's awesome!

    Isn't that what they call 'heavy water'? Yeah, totally busted them on their overeating. Whenever I hear an obese person going on and on about how they don't eat 'much' I have to bite my tongue severely.

    Missing 43% of my calorie intake is nothing I tell you! NOTHING!

    Calories-in, calories-out is a LIE!

    :wink:

    Puhh...

    If you ever come across a study that uses 'self-reporting' as it's methods...

    Gently ease a giant smile on your face, walk away calmly, and forget everything you just read.

    Oh,
    and demand that NSF stop funding poorly designed research studies.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    Genius!
    Most studies, study fat people to figure out why they are fat the same series.
    Covers researchers who've studied skinny folks to figure out why they are skinny.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4MG-jMVpaw
  • tigerblue
    tigerblue Posts: 1,526 Member
    Okay metabolism does figure into this. I believe mine is slower than average. BUT I am still slim because I eat less than or close to what I burn.

    I've been slim most of my life, mostly because I watch what I eat and exercise. (Got sloppy after kids which is why I am here. And will remain here to maintain). 20 years ago I had a fat friend who would complain about how large she was and how small I was. All while we walked through the party buffet line. My plate had a moderate amount of food. Hers looked like Mount Everest. And it was not because my appetite was smaller. Enough said.
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    I'd love to get my hands on some Double Labeled Water!

    To maintain my weight in the past, I have needed to eat more than any calculator would ever predict, which suggests that either:

    A) I am an anomaly because I have a high metabolic rate

    Or

    B) I am an anomaly because I overestimate what I eat, rather than underestimating.

    In reality, which doesn't really matter, I just have to alter my behaviour accordingly, but it would be fun to find out.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Tagging to watch later.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    So much win right here. Funny thing is some people will see this and still think they are a special snowflake.
  • gigglesinthesun
    gigglesinthesun Posts: 860 Member
    I remember that there was an Oprah show where she got her metabolism tested and it was actually higher then average ... I wonder whether it is actually portion size that catches people out, I mean I ate healthily, but 2-3 times the amount that I was supposed to :-)
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    YES!!! This is an awesome vid! I hav to tell this to people around me (including doctors). Its ridiculous.

    One thing though that is surprising is the second video. Anyone who watched the complete documentary able to tell if she was underestimating her eaten calories or just logging food she ate at all?
  • Keefypoos
    Keefypoos Posts: 231 Member
    just linking for viewing later
  • Panda_Rolls
    Panda_Rolls Posts: 101 Member
    I think whether you agree or not is irrelevant, what matters is whether or not you're willing to work with what you've got. Even if you do have a slow metabolism, are you just going to sit back and accept it or are you going to do the extra work?
  • andiebaco
    andiebaco Posts: 211 Member
    Ehm hi... I'm Andrea and I used to believe about fast / slow metabolisms.

    That was my main excuse why my sister was skinnier (ok, she still is) than me. We have different bodie types but she used to eat a LOT and being skinnier than me. So I'd cry around saying how unfair it was and why I'd not have my mom's genes just like my sister..

    Until I came here and I learned all of these things and I started to observed my sister and my mother and found out that they were really, really active! The whole day! At least my mom never seems to stop! .

    So there it is.. I will accept that at some point I was THAT person making excuses for herself. But now I know that the only excuse that I had was my own. :flowerforyou:



    She is very, very annoying, but I like this quote...

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  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Tagged - all the research basically agrees with this. I guess the message only gets across in videos for some. :drinker:
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    I think whether you agree or not is irrelevant, what matters is whether or not you're willing to work with what you've got. Even if you do have a slow metabolism, are you just going to sit back and accept it or are you going to do the extra work?



    obesity is a result of eating more than your body needs , fact... They wouldn't be OBESE if they didn't over indulge . We all know how easy it is to hit 3000calories in one day off junk food ( a large big mac meal with a coke / then a milk shake then some nuggets = 3000 calories lol) . So come on , blaming their metabolism is the last thing they should blame .
  • jamielynas
    jamielynas Posts: 366 Member
    metabolism, like most things, can be trained, mine was ruined with anorexia, I know maintain on 3500-4000 calories a day
  • pmanco2009
    pmanco2009 Posts: 76
    bump to read later:smile:
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